Paroles et traduction Karen Zoid - Jan

Jan

Ek het in jou vas geloop, na vyf jaar
Almal het gekuier in die ou bar
En toe's dit jy, met jou wyn
En jou cool- job, in Kaapstad
Dis jy wat so paint
En jy skilder mooi skaduwees

En jy vra vir my
"Kan ek vir jou iets kry om te drink."
En jy kyk vir my
En ek voel asof jy weet wat ek dink

Ek's bly dat jy met my kom praat het
Gaan uit en maak jou verskil
Jy weet dat ek uitgelaat is
En dis die rede hoekom ek saam met jou kan chill

Ons almal vat maar wat ons kry
Daar's 'n plek vir jou en my
In die hoek tussen gister en vandag
Maak jou los, hou nou vas aan my

Al die spore van my woorde, van my woorde

Word verlore

En ons skoene keer die skerpioene
Ek stuur vir jou 'n duisend soene
Onheil steeds in my vermoede
Geraamtes hang in die verlede

Ek kan onthou
Ek kan onthou
Ek kan onthou
Ek kan onthou
Ek kan onthou
Ek kan onthou
Ek kan onthou

Onthou van jou

Jan, jy's 'n beautiful man, jy sal baie vêr gaan
Al is die wêreld krom en skeef, dink ek jy sal oorleef
Want jy's sag maar jy's trots, onthou dit as jy kan

Jan

I bumped into you, after five years
Everybody was partying at the old bar
And then there were you, with your wine
And your cool job, in Cape Town
You're the one who paints
And you paint beautiful shadows

And you ask me
"Can I get you something to drink."
And you look at me
And I feel like you know what I'm thinking

I'm glad you came over to talk to me
Go out and make a difference
You know that I'm carefree
And that's why I can chill with you

We all just take what we can get
There's a place for you and me
In the corner between yesterday and today
Let go, hold on to me now

All the traces of my words, of my words

Are getting lost

And our shoes keep out the scorpions
I send you a thousand kisses
Misfortune still in my suspicion
Skeletons hang in the past

I can remember
I can remember
I can remember
I can remember
I can remember
I can remember
I can remember

Remembering you

Jan, you're a beautiful man, you'll go far
Even though the world is crooked and twisted, I think you'll survive
Because you're soft but you're proud, remember that if you can